Hungry Elf

Sly must have wanted a midnight snack :)



I was worried that we couldn't use the fridge all day, but mom was able to open the doors without touching the elf, so we were good :)

We made latke's at school today! Though we made them with bananas, which mom can't figure out. She says they're not supposed to have bananas in them...We had fun mashing up bananas and potatoes, though, so I don't care if they weren't quite "right."

I was pretty tired and had a total meltdown at bedtime. I was sad because I hadn't had my vitamins (mom just hadn't given them to me yet), then I was sad because I was going to miss the elf at bedtime, then I was sad that it wasn't Christmas yet, then I was sad about 10 other totally random things. It was clearly a case of overtired child! Needless to say, we went upstairs, brushed teeth, cuddled in the dark for a few minutes and went right to bed.

Pardon the red, puffy eyes, but mom thought this was a funny pose :) G'night!

Happy Monday

It was back to school and work today...I did a good job listening and got ready pretty quickly this morning. I picked out my clothes last night, so that helped. I was still pretty tired and didn't want to take my Santa jammies off, but I was excited to get back to school to see my friends, so it didn't take as long as it does some mornings. 

Guess where I found Sly this morning??? He was on ANOTHER light! In the dining room this time :) Doesn't he look funny just hanging up there???

School was fun - we're talking about the holidays and I'm learning about a lot of holidays that people celebrate around the world. I was decorating a mitten with "holiday" colors when mom picked me up. Really, they were whatever colors we wanted :) I even got to glue some cotton balls to the bottom of the mitten. They're going to hang the mittens on display in the hallway at school - I can't wait to see it! 

We stopped for sushi on the way home - yum!!! I got my usual - avocado roll and vegetable roll. I ate ALMOST all of it, plus a piece of mom and dad's, plus half a bowl of miso soup. Such strange eating habits for a child, huh? I had a few pieces of avocado roll and vegetable roll left, so mom packed them for my lunch tomorrow. I like being able to take my lunch to school - it's a little more work, but I get some fun lunches :) 

Good night all! I'm rockin' my other Santa jammies. These aren't *quite* as cool as the others because they don't have Santa hats on the feet. But they'll do!

Funday, Sunday!

I was SO excited for today! We had a play date this morning with my friends, Casey and Cameron. They're sisters that I used to go to school with. The weather was *supposed* to be nice today, so we met at a playground. Needless to say, it was cold and foggy, so the whole playground was soaking wet. Thankfully I had picked out some fleece pants, so they did a good job soaking up the sogginess from the slides. But it got pretty cold. My gloves got soaked, so mom gave me hers (which were white). Hers also got wet and DIRTY, so she'll have to wash them!

Mom rode her bike and I did my yoga DVD again when we got home. I'm getting a lot better at some of the balancing poses. Dragon Breath is my favorite, though! Daddy went for a run while we were exercising. When he got home and we were all done, we all went shopping and bought all new dishes! It's been a long time coming and it was time to pull the trigger. Now to run them all through the dishwasher and switch stuff out of the cabinets. Lots of work, but well worth it.

Mom got me some new Christmas jammies the other day. How cool are the feet??? Santa's hat is separate from the rest of the jammies, so I kind of have to hold it up. I told mom these are my FAVORITE jammies ever!



Guess where Sly was this morning??? He was hiding on the kitchen light! I told mom he flew there and decided to sit and take a rest :)



I told mom I want him to be in kitty's stocking tomorrow, in my stocking the next day, in mom's stocking the day after, and in dad's stocking the day after (that's the order they're hung in on the mantle). We'll see where he decides to show up tomorrow!

Didgeridoo!

That's right, Sly tried to play daddy's didgeridoo! Dad got up with me this morning so mom could sleep in. When mom got up, she asked me if I had found the elf. I told her I had and that he was playing daddy's instrument that sounded like "dooooo dooooo." I couldn't remember what it was called! I told mom he was too small to actually play it, though - he'd fall the whole way through!!!

Good Morning!

Guess where Sly was this morning??? I was a little upset that he had one of my dry erase markers, but mom assured me that he'd give it back, so that was ok.



I had to get up early, but I got to go to PT with mom. I behaved *really* well and was quiet the entire time. All of the therapists and other patients all comment on how good I am :) I even got to say hi to the doctor who treated my hips when I was little.

Mom dropped me off at school just in time for calendar and snack. I was really looking forward to the day at school - it was Pizza Friday (the PTO hosts Pizza Friday a few days throughout the semester). It was also show and share day for the letter P. I took my Plastic Peas from my kitchen :) I thought that was pretty clever - I figured my friends would take lots of Pink Pigs, so the Plastic Peas seemed a little different.

I'm looking forward to a fun weekend - decorating for Christmas, some shopping, and some playing - the weather is supposed to be gorgeous!

Spice Time!

Guess where the elf was this morning??? Hiding in the spice rack!



Wonder where he'll be in the morning...

Going for a walk...

I had a little freak out again last night and didn't want to see my elf today. I was kinda ok when I found him sitting in my doll's stroller this morning :) My baby must have been taking him for a walk!



We had a fun night tonight! We ate a really late dinner so mom could ride her bike an do her exercises and dad could go for a run. Mom even put on one of my yoga DVD's for me to do! So she rode her bike while I did yoga - it was pretty fun. It's designed to help kids go from "silly to calm," but I was still feeling pretty silly by the time we were done! A good way for us all to get in some exercise, though.

Mom's foot is *finally* starting to feel a little better. She just finished another double dose of oral steroids and is walking a little better. She says it's still pretty sensitive and still hurts to walk and put a shoe on, but she's definitely walking a little more normally than she was. PT must be helping. She has to go for at least another month and then see how things are from there. I think I even get to go with her on Friday morning :) When she has really early appointments, there's not enough time to get me to school and get back there, so I go with her and read books (or better yet, play with her iPad).

Tonight, I read mom and dad one of my fall sight word books. I'm really doing a great job with reading! I mix up my lower case b's and d's sometimes, but otherwise do a great job sounding things out or reading other sight words that I know (assuming I'm not beyond tired, that is).



Hope everyone is doing well!